Retailers trade at Dhaka Stock Exchange office. BBN file photo
Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)– Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed positive trend in early hour of trading on Monday as some investors are showing buying spree on sector-wise stocks.
Following the previous three days’ negative trend, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened higher amid low trading activities.
Within first 15 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced more than 8.0 points while the CSE All Share Price Index (CASPI) of port city’s bourse gained 0.72 points at 10:45am when the report was filed.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 8.10 points or 0.16 percent to reach at 5,472 points at 10:45am.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) advanced 1.96 points to reach at 1,267 points till then.
However, the DS30 index, comprising blue chips, fell 1.13 points to reach at 1,909 points.
Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stood at BDT 864 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 100 advanced, 96 declined and 30 remained unchanged.
Khulna Power was the most traded stocks till then with shares worth BDT 204 million changing hands, followed by Intech BDT 96 million, ML Dyeing BDT 75 million, Active Fine BDT 55 million and Fine Foods BDT 50 million.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE
The port city’s bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE) also saw positive trend till then with CSE All Share Price Index- CASPI-gaining 0.72 points to stand at 16,873, also at 10:45am.
The Selective Category Index – CSCX –also advanced 0.76 points to stand at 10,229 points till then.
Of the issues traded till then, 22 gained, 23 declined and 05 issues remained unchanged with BDT 30 million in turnover.
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